Place-names in the Soviet Arctic

There are places in the Soviet Arctic which on English maps and in English literature are called by three or four quite different names. The confusion to which this state of affairs leads is obvious. Yet it is not too difficult to establish a set of principles which might be generally used as a guid...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Armstrong, Terence
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1950
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Arctic
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400044892
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400044892
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Summary:There are places in the Soviet Arctic which on English maps and in English literature are called by three or four quite different names. The confusion to which this state of affairs leads is obvious. Yet it is not too difficult to establish a set of principles which might be generally used as a guide in putting Russian Arctic place-names on English maps.

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